ek din waqt ka jhulsa hua maila chehra
ek dil-afroz jila paega

sarguzisht-e-gham-e-dauran ka musannif ek din
sari na-gufta hikayat ko jaega

wo dil-aram se mausam wo khunuk wadi-e-rang
jin ki khushbu pe ijara raha

saffak sitam-ranon ka
jin ke phulon mein phalon mein tha lahu

saikdon jaan-sokhta insanon ka
ab wo tarikh-e-zubun

waqt na dohraega
wo pasina jo tapakta hai thake aur tape jismon se

mere ehsas ke mathe pe nami hai jis ki
ek din ru-e-zamin ka wahi ghaza ban kar

apni khoi hui mehnat ka sila paega
aur

shaddad-sifat
gham ka bhayanak aaseb

maut ke ghat utar jaega